Tag: Portland
Travel Tips
Apr 14, 2019Easter for Families in Portland
Portland is an amazing place to visit with the family anytime of year but if you happen to be in town this Easter, you and your little ones are in for a real treat. The family-friendly city is bursting with fun activities to celebrate the holiday.
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Travel to Madrid with the Family and Find Activities to Keep Everyone Happy!
If life were a city, it’d be Madrid. Sometimes it can be quite the challenge to find a destination just right for the whole family. Different tastes and ages make agreeing on where to go seem impossible. Unless, of course, the destination you have in mind is Madrid. With all of its new immersive museums, musicals, soccer stadiums and monuments like Royal Palace, anyone who suggests coming to the capital is sure to get a unanimous yes!
Destinations / North America
Mar 8, 2019Food for Thought in Portland, Maine
“I wish this was our bedroom.” So said my husband after settling into The Francis after a quick 1.5-hour drive to Portland, Maine, from Boston. It would have been longer on the road in the summer, but hey, there are benefits to taking daytrips to seaside towns during the offseason. For one, there’s more time to pay attention to the small details: the incredible light streaming through three angled windows in our third-floor bedroom for the night; the beautiful woodwork detail in the lobby area on the floor and colorful tiled panels near the first-floor fireplace; the calming blue ocean hues casting a mood throughout myriad corners at this 15-room boutique hotel, thanks to local artist Kerrin Parkinson. In fact, The Francis rotates in the work of local painters and photographers every few months. We’ve already got our afternoon planned to the Portland Museum of Art, home to a temporary exhibit of Caribbean artists (who can’t use a bit of the jet stream to warm up a chilly New England afternoon?), and where we can admire household names like Renoir and Picasso.
Travel Tips
Jan 12, 2019New England’s Luxury Stays Worth Checking Inn To
The homes of former sea captains and businessmen have new life in New England, where luxurious inns pay homage to former occupants with modern accouterments. With just 30 rooms or less, there’s plenty of relaxation and quiet.
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Share Miles with Family and Friends with United Airlines
As you look ahead to winter travel, United Airlines and its MileagePlus loyalty program introduced MileagePlus miles pooling, which allows members to contribute and combine miles into a joint account. Groups of up to five members can now share and redeem miles in one linked account. As the first and only major U.S. airline to offer this feature, United also allows any MileagePlus member, whether relatives or close friends, to be in a pool with other members.
North America
Dec 12, 2018Maine’s Winter Family Fun
Heading north for the winter may seem like the last thing you want to do. From packing all the down-feather coats and warm boots to loading the kids up in the cold, it can seem a lot less like a vacation and more like work, but, for snow bunnies and winter-loving families, it’s all worth the effort.